A new USA Today/Gallup poll makes it clear that economic issues -- particularly unemployment -- matter more to Latino voters than immigration.

WASHINGTON — Latino voters care about health care and unemployment more than immigration policy, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll.

Pollsters interviewed 1,753 Hispanics in all 50 states, asking them to name the top three issues that matter most. Among the group of voters, 21 percent said health care, 19 percent said unemployment and 12 percent said immigration policies. Among all Hispanics — including non-voters — 20 percent said health care, 20 percent said unemployment and 20 percent said immigration was their “top priority.”

The poll was based on land line and cellular telephone interviews conducted June 13 and 14, with a margin of error of plus or minus three points.

“The new USA Today/Gallup poll makes it clear that economic issues — particularly unemployment and economic growth — are more important to Hispanic voters nationwide than immigration,” according to a release.

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